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FREDERICK HAROLD HALL, OF HOLFORID, NEAR BRIDGWATER, ENGLAND.

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Application filed March 21, 1924. Serial No. 700,769.'

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnnnnron HAROLD HALL, subject of th King ofGreat Britain, residing at Cleeve Cottage, Holford, near Bridgwater, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVindows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in windows in general, but is more particularly applicable to vehicle windows, and further, to the windows of what is known as the all- 7 weather type of vehicle; the object of the the side of the vehicle,

present invention being to provide an opening and closing or letdown window which is simple in construction and therefore chea ly manufactured, is easily manipulate and which admits of a Window of larger area being employed for a given door or body space than is possible by the use of a window of the sliding type such as'heretofore employed.

According to the present invention I provide a window which is moved from its operative or closed position to its inoperative or open position, or vice versa, by turning or swinging it in its own plane about a suitably disposed hinge or pivot.

Referring to the accompanying draw- 1ngs:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rear portion of an all-Weather type of vehicle showing my invention applied thereto, the window-sections of one door being shown open and those of the other door closed.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, partly in section, showingthe righthand windowsections in their raised or operative position and the left-hand window-sections in their lowered or inoperative position.

Figure 3 is a plan of one side of the vehicle, with the window-sections raised.

Figure 4 is a vertical section through the window-sections in their raised position.

Figure 5 is a similar view through the window-sections immediately after they have been lowered and before the retaining catch has been operated.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but showing the position of the window-sections after the said retaining catch has been operated.

Figure 7 is a horizontal section through showing how the winlow-sections are pivoted.

Figure 8 is a similar view to Figure 6, but drawn to a larger scale.

Figure 9 is a vertical section upon an enlarged scale taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 10 is a part plan view of Figure 8 with the closure member for the housing partly broken away.

Figure 11 is a top plan View of the inner vertical overlapping edges of the window section. the catch device therefor being shown in its operative position.

Figure 12 is a vertical section upon the line 12-12 of Figure 11 looking in the direction of the arrows, the catch device being thrown back into its inoperative position.

F igure 13 is a vertical-section upon the line 1313 of Fi ure 11 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 1 1 is a view of a modified form of window.

Figure 15 represents another modification.

in carrying out the invention as applied to a vehicle of the all-weather type, as illustrated upon the accompanying drawings, each window comprises two panels or sections 1 pivoted upon pivot pins 2 carried by the side of the body, so that they may occupy a raised or operative position, as shown at the right-hand side of Figures 1 and 2, or a lowered or inoperative and concealed position as shown at the left-hand side of the said figures, the panels or window-sections being moved from the one position to the other by swinging or turning them in their own plane about the pivot pins 2. During this movement the panels slide over one another, and in their raised or operative positions the inner vertical edges 3 may just meet, but it is preferred that they overlap slightly as shown upon the drawings at Figures 3 and 11. In their inoperative or lowered position, the two panels 1, 1, appertaining to each door 5 of the vehicle, are housed in a cavity 4- in the said door; and to prevent the ingress of water, dirt, or other foreign matter into the said cavity the latter is closed as shown at Figure 8 by a cover 6 of a curved cross-section which always tends to close under the action of a spring 7. This cover also serves to prevent rain or moisture from entering the cavity 4 when the windowsections are in their raised position as shown at Figure 9 and it is constructed of a curved cross-section in order to accommodate the projections or members 8 provided upon the window-sections for liftingor operating the latter and which project above the upper els.

edge of the door cavity. Each panel has an extension 9 which projects into the cavity 4 when the panel is raised, and it is in the lower outer corner of this extension that the pivot pin 2 is located. Thisarrangement enables the panels to be made of a greater Width than would otherwise be possible, thus allowing the outer vertical edges 10 thereof to extend beyond the outer vertical sides of the cavity 4 as is clearly seen at F igure 2 while at the same time pcrmittitng the panels to be completely housed within the cavity 4 in their inoperative position so that they do not project above the upper edge thereof. The said vertical edges 10 engage either with the body-pillar or with an adjacent window which it overlaps, as shown in Figure 8. Thus, for a given sized cavity a greater width of window area is provided than would otherwise be possible with a window of the sliding type. The lower edge 11 of each panel engages in the raised or operative position of the latter, with the top of the side of the vehicle body and it may either rest thereon or be housed in a recess 12 (Figure 9) in order to prevent water, dirt or the like from passing beneath the panel at this point intothe interior of the vehicle. 'When the window-sections are in their lowered or inoperative position they are positioned within the cavity 4 by the 1nner vertical edges 3 of the panels engaging with slots 13 in a supporting member 14, while they are kept from rattling by means of a suitable catch device disposed adjacent the upper end or mouth of the cavity and which engages with the outer Vertical edges 10 of the panels. At Figure 5 the catch is shown before being turned into engagement with the panels while at Figures 6, 7 and 8 it is shown in the position it occupies after engagement therewith. This catch may conveniently comprise an eccentric 15 carried by a plate 16 mounted upon the outer face of the inner wall- 17 of the cavity adjacent the upper edge, the said eccentric being operated by a lever 18. This catch also serves as a means for locking the panels or window-sections in their raised or operative position, as is seen at Figures 4 and 9.

In their operative position the panelsare secured together at their upper ends by means of a catch which engages with the inner vertical over-lapping edges 3 of the pan- This catch comprises a lever 19 pivoted at one end to a bracket 20 mounted upon the outer face of one panel or window-section, and provided at its other end with a pair of lateral ears-or shoulders 21 upon a thumb piece 29, adapted to engage with the inner face of the other panel, the lever being housed in its operative position in notches or recesses 22 in the upper ends of the overlappjing edges 3 of the panels. The catch is retained in its inoperative position by a pair of spring arms 23 mounted, upon the' outer face of the aforesaid panel beneath the bracket 20.

hen the, panels are in their raised or operative position, the upper edges thereof are disposed against the lower edge 24 of the valance'25 of the vehicle hood 26 and level with the lower edge 27 of the latter, as shown at F igure 4:, thus preventing the ingress of dust, rain, snow, or the like into the vehicle at this point. One of the vertical edges 3 may be provided with ajstrip of velvet, plush, or other suitable material which serves the dual purpose of preventing the ingress of rain, dust or the like and also of preventing the panels from scratching or otherwise damaging each other during the movement from their operative to their inoperative I positions,- or vice-versa.

.The panels or window-sections may be of any suitable construction and either of glass or any other suitabletransparent material, while instead of having-extensions 9 they may have arms 28 as shown at Figure 14,

upon which they are pivoted. If desired, the panels need not be housed in a cavity in their inoperative position but may be turned down into a position adjacent the inside of the door of the vehicle and provided with a suitable covering to protect them from being scratched or otherwise damaged.

The invention is described and shown as applied to the doors of a vehicle, but it is equally applicable to the body windows thereof or to windows for other purposes. Any suitable means other than the catches described may be employed for retaining the window'or window-sections in their operative position, as, for example, a stiff or spring hinge or pivot.

As shown in Figure 15, a window 1 may be provided over-the-mudguard, pivoted at 2 and composed of two panels hinged at 28 I corner portions adapted to overlap and to be supported by the upper edge of the frame member when the window-sections are raised.

2. A window comprising two sections, a-

frame member to which the window sections are pivoted at their lower ends so as to turn in their own planes in opposite directions to each other during the respective raising and lowering operations and come together frame at their innervertical edges when raised, and

means forretainingthe said window sections In their operative position above that occupied by them in'their inoperative position.

. 3'. A window comprislng two sections, a

member. to which the window-sections are pivoted at their lower ends so as to turn in their ownplanes in opposite direetions toeachother during the respective raising and loweringoperations and come together at their vertical ed es'when raised,

. and a catch device for securing together the upper ends of the window-sections when the latter are in their operative position. 4. A- member comprising two sections, a frame member to which the window-sections are pivoted at their lower ends so as to turn in their own planes in opposite directions to each otherduring the res ective raising and lowering operations an come together at their inner vertical edges when ralsed and a clamping device carried bythe' frame member for securing the window-sections in either-"their operative or inoperative position. i

5.- A window constructed in two sections,

having inner vertical edges which "overlap in the operative position of-the sections, a

frame member supporting said Window-se'ctions, and ajhousing. in the frame member -for receiving the window-sections, said:

i window-sections being pivoted to the frame member so as to turnin their own lanes,

and having lower corner portions a apted to overlap and to be supported by the u 'per edge of the frame member when t e w ndow-sections are raised.

6.A"window constructed in two sections a frame member-so as to turn in their own lanes and havin lower corner ortions adaptedto overlap and to .be supported by the upper edge of the frame member when the window sections are raised,

the window sections to-.

and "a housing in the frame i "7. Awindow for vehicles or other purposes constructed, in'two' sections having 1 inner verti,cal. edges whichoverlap in the operative position of the sections, a frame memberto which. the window-sections are I pivoted at their" lower ends so as to turn in their own planes in opposite directions during the raising or lowering operations, and p a clamping device carried by the frame member for securing the window-sections ,in either their operative or inoperative position.

In testimony whereof- I have hereunto set;- my hand.

FREDERICKHAROLD HALL; 

